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  "text": "THE PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH BOARD ACT \r\n1997 \r\n(XIV of 1997) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement. \r\n2. Incorporation. \r\n3. Functions and powers of the Board. \r\n4. Composition of the Board. \r\n5. Supervision of the Government. \r\n6. Business of the Board. \r\n7. Chief Executive. \r\n8. Committees. \r\n9. Appointments. \r\n10. Board Fund. \r\n11. Budget, audit and accounts. \r\n12. Rules. \r\n13. Regulations. \r\n14. Removal of difficulties. \r\n15. Savings. \r\n16. Repeal. \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH BOARD ACT 1997 \r\n(XIV of 1997) \r\n[9th December, 1997] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for the establishment of the Punjab Agricultural Research Board and \r\nmatters ancillary thereto. \r\nPreamble.– Whereas, it is expedient to make provisions for the establishment of the \r\nPunjab Agricultural Research Board; \r\n It is hereby enacted as follows:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Act may be called the \r\nPunjab Agricultural Research Board Act 1997. \r\n (2) It extends to the whole of the Province of the Punjab. \r\n (3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Incorporation.– (1) The Government may establish a Board to be called the \r\nPunjab Agricultural Research Board. \r\n (2) The Board shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession and \r\na common seal with powers to acquire, hold and dispose of property and shall by the \r\nsaid name sue and be sued. \r\n3. Functions and powers of the Board .– The Board shall take all such \r\nmeasures as it deems  necessary for the promotion, development and conduct of \r\nagricultural research in the Punjab. \r\nExplanation.– In this Act “agricultural research” means research in respect of all \r\nsubjects and activities related to crops, plants, livestock & dairy development , \r\npoultry, fisheries, forestry, wildlife, ecology, range management, agricultural \r\nengineering, water management, irrigation and such other activities and subjects as \r\nthe Government may declare as “agricultural research.” \r\n4. Composition of the Board .– (1) T he Government shall appoint a Board, \r\nwhich shall consist of not more than \r\n2\r\n[sixteen] members including the chairman. \r\n (2) The Minister incharge of the Department shall be the chairman of the \r\nBoard. \r\n                                                           \r\n1This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 24th October, 1997; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 28th \r\nOctober, 1997; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 28th November, 1997, pages 2065-2067. \r\n2Substituted for the word “fifteen” by the Punjab Fair Representation of Women Act 2014 (IV of 2014), w.e.f. 12.3.2014, s.2 and \r\nthe Schedule; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 2733-2744. \r\n \r\n3\r\n[(3) Not less than three members of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab \r\nincluding at least one female member and three representatives of the farmers \r\nincluding at least one female representative shall be the members of the Board.] \r\n (4) The members of the Board, other than ex-officio members, shall hold \r\noffice for a period of three years and shall be eligible for re-nomination: \r\n Provided that a member of the Assembly, nominated on the Board, shall hold \r\noffice during his membership of the Assembly. \r\n (5) A member of the Board, other than ex -officio members, may, by writing \r\nunder his hand addressed to the chairman, resign his office. \r\n5. Supervision of the Government.– The affairs of the Board shall be conducted \r\nsubject to the supervision and control of the Government. \r\n6. Business of the Board.– (1) The meetings or the business of the Board shall \r\nbe conducted in such manner and in accordance with such procedure as may be \r\nprescribed and until these matters are prescribed as may be determined by the \r\nBoard. \r\n (2) No act or proceeding of the Board shall be invalid by reason o f any \r\nvacancy or defect in the constitution of the Board. \r\n7. Chief Executive.– (1) The Government shall appoint a Chief Executive of the \r\nBoard, and the terms and conditions of his service shall be such as may be \r\ndetermined by the Government. \r\n (2) The Chief Executive shall be the chief executive of the Board and shall \r\nperform such functions as may be prescribed or as may be assigned to him by the \r\nBoard. \r\n8. Committees.– The Board may constitute such committees as may be \r\ndeemed necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act. \r\n9. Appointments.– (1) The Board, on such terms and conditions as may be \r\nprescribed, may appoint such persons in its service as may be necessary. \r\n (2) All direct appointments shall be made on merit determined through \r\nopen competition, from amongst duly qualified persons. \r\n10. Board Fund .– (1) There shall be a fund to be known as the Punjab \r\nAgricultural Board Fund which shall vest in the Board and to which shall be credited \r\nall sums received by the Board. \r\n (2) The Fund shall be kept in suc h custody and utilized and regulated in \r\nsuch manner as may be prescribed. \r\n11. Budget, audit and accounts .– The budget of the Board shall be approved \r\nand its accounts shall be maintained and audited in such manner as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n                                                           \r\n3Substituted by the Punjab Fair Represen tation of Women Act 2014 (IV of 2014), w.e.f. 12.3.2014, s.2 and the Schedule; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 2733-2744. \r\n12. Rules.– The Gover nment may make rules for carrying out the purposes of \r\nthis Act. \r\n13. Regulations.– The Board may, by notification, make regulations not \r\ninconsistent with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder for the \r\nadministration and management of the affairs of the Board. \r\n14. Removal of difficulties .– If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the \r\nprovisions of this Act, the Government may make such order as is not inconsistent \r\nwith the Act, to remove the difficulty. \r\n15. Savings.– Upon the commencement of this Act– \r\n (a) all funds, properties, rights and interests of whatsoever kind issued, \r\nused, enjoyed, possessed, owned or vested in the Punjab Agricultural \r\nResearch Co-ordination Board as constituted through the Government \r\nof the Punjab, Agriculture De partment’s Notification No.SO(R&E) -\r\n8(1)/78 dated 6th January 1979 and all liabilities subsisting against the \r\nsaid Board shall stand transferred to the Board established under this \r\nAct; and \r\n (b) everything done, action taken, obligations and liabilities inc urred, rights \r\nand assets acquired, persons appointed or authorized, jurisdictions or \r\npowers conferred, endowments, bequests, funds or trusts created, \r\ndonations or grants made, orders issued and rules or regulations made \r\nby or in relation to the Board immediately before the commencement of \r\nthis Act shall be deemed to have been respectively done, taken, \r\nincurred, acquired, appointed, conferred, created, made or issued \r\nunder this Act. \r\n16. Repeal.– The Punjab Agricultural Research Board Ordinance, 1997 (XXX of \r\n1997) is hereby repealed.",
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